EASTER!

Easter is a big opportunity for Christians all over the world! Please pray specifically for the Christians in Delhi! Pray that they don't just cloister within themselves to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, but that they will share the Good News with everyone around them. Most people in Delhi don't know the meaning of Easter (only that it's a Christian Holiday). Pray that Christians will share the true meaning of Easter with everyone around them!

Please pray specifically for Sanjay this Easter. He is inviting everyone in his village neighborhood to his house for Easter. He & his wife will be providing a meal for everyone there and telling them all about the true meaning of Easter. Please pray for him and his neighbors during this time! Pray that they will learn about the true meaning of Easter and learn about how to have a relationship with Jesus. Please also pray that Sanjay and his family will be blessed this Easter!

Happy Resurrection Day!

Sweet!

"I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"

Psalm 119: 102-103

Please pray for the Christians of Delhi. Pray that they desire a deeper relationship with Jesus and want to share that with others!

Post-Christmas!

Christmas has now come and gone here in Delhi. Most people are now back to their normal day-to-day activities as if nothing has even happened. Many people were unchanged by the celebration of Jesus' birth..... BUT there were many people that have been changed by Christmas this year.

Many Churches and Christians in Delhi had Christmas outreach events where many unbelievers heard the story of Jesus and the Gospel for the first time! Please pray for the people that heard about Jesus for the first time. Pray that they will be forever changed by that. Pray that if they didn't make a decision then, that they will make a decision to follow Jesus only!

Please pray for anyone that heard the story of Jesus this Christmas. Pray that they will be forever changed!! Pray also for the believers in Delhi that they will continue telling the story of Jesus even after the Christmas season is over!

Fire!

This tree is a common sight to see in Delhi this time of year. It is the Gulmohar tree but here it is usually referred to as the "Fire of the Forest". Every time I see this tree I think of the story of Moses and the burning bush. You can read the entire story here. God spoke to Moses through a burning bush that didn't burn up! God told Moses of a very important job that he had for him. Even after seeing that amazing thing (the bush on fire but not burning) and God showing him other amazing things, Moses still responded with: "Please send someone else to do it." He gave the excuse that he wasn't good at speaking - even after seeing the amazing things that God did, he still didn't think that God could use him in such an amazing way.

Delhi is 1% Christian and of those Christians there are many that feel and act the same way Moses did. They don't feel that they can do amazing things to reach Delhi. They don't have the confidence - even after seeing amazing miracles that have been done in this city and in their lives. Please pray for confidence in the Christians of Delhi. Pray that they will be bold and active in sharing their faith and know that God can use them to do amazing things!

Delhi Information

Delhi is about 82% Hindu, 11.7% Muslim, 4.3% Sikh, 1.1% Jain and 0.9% Christian. While Delhi's death rate is lower than most of India, there are still about 271 registered deaths in Delhi per day. With only 0.9% of the population claiming to be Christian, that is a lot of people that are dying daily without a relationship with Jesus Christ!

Please pray for the 99.1% of the people in Delhi that don't have a relationship with Jesus. Pray that they will get the opportunity to hear about Jesus! Pray for the Christians of Delhi that they would be active in sharing their faith with the people they are in contact with daily that don't know Jesus!

"I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ."
Philemon 1:6

Temptaion

Delhi is about 1% Christian. There are very few Christians in Delhi and our Enemy wants to keep it that way. One of the ways the enemy attacks Christians is through different temptations. There are temptations to keep silent (and not share the Gospel), temptations with pornography & lust, temptations to love money & possessions more than their relationship with Jesus, temptations to lie, cheat & steal and many other temptations that can ruin their witness to the many lost people around them. Pray that the Christians in Delhi will stand strong to the many temptations around them!

"Watch and Pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." Matthew 26:41